Brief Life History of Robert Goodlow
When Robert Goodlow Wright was born on 25 November 1866, in Alabama, United States, his father, Miles Franklin Wright Sr., was 27 and his mother, Melinda Elizabeth Gray, was 34. He married Martha Louella Pollard on 19 December 1889, in Marion, Alabama, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Marion, Alabama, United States for about 10 years. He died on 13 April 1948, in Guin, Marion, Alabama, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Guin City Cemetery, Guin, Marion, Alabama, United States.
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- R E Write, "United States Census, 1870"
- Robert G. Wright, "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950"
- Robert G. Wright, "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974"
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1867 · Sorry Mr. President, You can't do that.
This Act was to restrict the power of the President removing certain office holders without approval of the Senate. It denies the President the power to remove any executive officer who had been appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate, unless the Senate approved the removal during the next full session of Congress. The Amendment was later repealed.
1868 · Impeach the President!
Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: occupational name for a craftsman or maker of machinery, mostly in wood, of any of a wide range of kinds, from Middle English and Older Scots wriht, wright, wricht, writh, write (Old English wyrhta, wryhta) ‘craftsman’, especially ‘carpenter, joiner’. The term is found in various combinations (for example, Cartwright and Wainwright ), but when used in isolation it often referred to a builder of windmills or watermills. This surname is also very common among African Americans.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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